It’s raining today – the first really rainy day of our trip. We don’t let that stop us and head into the city centre again anyway. After all, why did we bring rain jackets? Passing the Back to the Future Musical Theatre and Trafalgar Square, we reach our favourite hidden parking spot south of Leicester Square and are lucky: one free parking space is waiting [Weiterlesen]

There are several shops on the programme today. We start at Selfridges and find a car park to the north of the department stores’. Here Gabi buys another selection of perfume and I find a pair of Lego road plates from the 80s in the vintage toy corner, still in their packaging, and a three-dimensional castle plate. Apparently Lego employees also like to come here [Weiterlesen]

Ted Lasso is a comedy series on the Apple TV+ streaming platform, and is also the name of the main character. The American is hired as the coach of the flagging English football team AFC Richmond. But he is only used to American football, whereas European football is played here. Nevertheless, with his unshakeable belief in the good in people, Ted Lasso manages to turn [Weiterlesen]

Because LucY needs to do a bit of charging, we drive to McDonald’s. And have breakfast there too. And it’s really good! My wrap has everything you need for a good start to the day, as does Gabi’s donut. On the way, we stop off at a toy shop that I can’t remember exactly how I came across. It was probably recommended in a Facebook [Weiterlesen]

On the way to the sea, we stop at a donkey sanctuary. Almost 200 donkeys are given a new home here when they can no longer stay at their original location for various reasons. There is a large stable and a huge outdoor enclosure where the animals can do as they like. At the sanctuary, children and adults can learn lots of interesting facts about [Weiterlesen]

Today we take it easy. We sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast, and do a bit of charging for tomorrow. How practical: the petrol station where I charged on Tuesday also has a vacuum cleaner right next to the charging bays. There wasn’t enough time to do this before we left for the UK, so I do it now. We pick up our friend for [Weiterlesen]

Today we are travelling to Wells with our friend. Mickey the dog is staying at home. Yesterday’s trip was a bit much for him, so he’s looking forward to a quiet day at home with the dog sitter. Wells is a beautiful old town with a history dating back to Roman times. With a population of around 10,000, Wells is the smallest English town with [Weiterlesen]

Halfway to Taunton, we stop at Stourhead. Here we meet our friend and her dog Mickey and look forward to a lovely day in the beautiful landscaped garden. And we are not disappointed! Passing a small café and a few houses, we reach the Palladian Bridge, over which Keira Knightley ran in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. For the filming, mats had to be laid out on [Weiterlesen]

We’ve wanted to visit Windsor Castle for a long time. Today is the day. And it’s huge! No wonder it’s the largest continuously inhabited castle in the world. Around 200 people live here, including part of the royal family, the audio guide tells us. It provides lots of interesting facts about every public room in the castle and the chapel and is highly recommended. After [Weiterlesen]

After a picturesque drive through green forests, we arrive at a very special restaurant: The ‘Smith & Western’ is entirely dedicated to the Wild West theme. Here we meet Peter, Caroline and Jack for lunch. We are delighted to see our longest-standing English friends again. We chat about Doctor Who and other TV series and films, Jack’s progress in installing retro operating systems on all [Weiterlesen]